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NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Mississippi Valley State University volleyball program got off to a rocky start in the Big Easy, dropping the first match of the weekend in straight sets to the Dillard Bleu Devils on Friday evening.

The Basics:

• Score
  • Dillard – 3
  • Mississippi Valley – 0
    • (22-25, 14-25, 15-25)

• Records
  • Mississippi Valley (1-2, 0-0 SWAC)
  • Dillard (2-2, 0-0 HBCU)

• Location
  • New Orleans, Louisiana – Albert W. Dent Hall

• Series History
  • Devilettes Lead 7-1 (87.5%)

• Winning Streak 
  • Bleu Devils (W1) / Devilettes' Last Win: October 15, 2018 (3-2)

Devilettes' Top Performers:

• Brooklyn Brunt was efficient on offense, leading Valley with seven kills (2.33 p/s) and 7.5 points (2.50 p/s) while hitting .600 over ten attacks.

• Carrington Archer (12, 4.00 p/s) and Leticia Franco (10, 3.33 p/s) both contributed double-figure assist totals whereas Mariana Franco put together ten digs (3.33 p/s) on the defensive end of the court.

• Alaya Rhodes served up the visitors' only two aces en route to tying Brunt for the team's point crown (7.5).

• Five different Devilettes set a career-high in some fashion in NOLA including Carmella Jones (two digs), Lyric Edwards (four blocks), Toni Clemons (2.5 points and two kills), Madison Conley (two blocks), and Taylor Wooten (three blocks).

Next:

• Games two and three of the Big Easy Roundup will take place inside The Castle at SUNO with the match against the host Knights coming at 1 p.m., followed immediately by a tilt with the Rust Bearcats.

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